The stage was stolen by the youngest attendee Quvenzhane Wallis who accepted the award on behalf of Viola Davis for her role in Won't Back Down.

Also attending the awards with former Apprentice competitor Omarosa MaBrothault.

The reality star smiled as she posed on the red carpet wearing a plunging blue dress with diamond embellishment.

The 38-year-old revealed last month she is still struggling to come to terms with the death of her partner Michael Clarke Duncan, who died of complications following a heart attack.

Moving forward: Omarosa MaBrothault came to watch a tribute to her late fiance Micheal Clarke Duncan

Still struggling: The television personality revealed last month that she is still struggling to come to grips with the death of her partner

Touching tribute: Gladys Knight sung Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were

'I was doing okay, progressing through the stages of grief, but then dates came around — his birthday, Christmas, our wedding date — and I was thrown back to day one. Something will remind me every day,' she told BET.

'I went to a friend's house over the holidays and The Green Mile was on. I still have wedding gifts coming to my house. I have the invitations on my dining room table with stamps on them. Michael's dirty clothes are still in the hamper. His shoes are exactly where he left them by the door.'

Micheal along with other actors who passed away were payed tribute to by Gladys Knight at the ceremony.

Laugh out loud: Lance Gross won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Father and son: Actor and director Mario Van Peebles lifted up his son Mandela Van Peebles as a joke on the red carpet

No woman, no cry: Singer Ziggy Marley and his wife Orly Marley made a handsome couple

The iconic singer sung Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were. So touching was the tribute that many watching the awards took to Twitter.

'Gladys just killed Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were,' one fan wrote.

'Naacp has me crying over this tribute. Siiiiing, Gladys!' another tweeted.

Rapper Common and Wyclef Jean also teamed up to perform at the event.

Singing for their friend: Wyclef Jean, left, and Common perform during a presentation of the Spingarn award to Harry Belafonte

Acrobatic: Wyclef did a handstand in the press room after taking the stage

This old thing: Grey's Anatomy's Chandra Wilson stunned in white

Carpet beauties: Keke Palmer, Garcelle Beauvais and Wendy Raquel Robinsonall went for gorgeous long gowns for the event

Colour explosion: Bahja Rodriguez, Breaunna Womack and Zonnique Pullins of the OMG Girlz bought some serious colour to the carpet

I didn't know recongnize dark-skinned Vanessa Williams, wow she looks different. Kerry Washington looks like an aka's birthday cake, not feeling her dress at all but her face looks beautiful. Someone's needs to hire those OMG girls a stylist. Loretta gets a pass because she's old and her sight may be going.

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